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Stone Decay

Its Causes and Controls

Edited by B.J. Smith and A.V Turkington

Hardback £39.00 $78.00

Publication date 2004

320 pages

ISBN 978 1 873394 57 1

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This volume offers valuable insights into the nature of decay processes and the factors that control them. It presents several studies on the impact of pollution on stonework in urban environments. Important methodological contributions are also included which cover a number of key issues: the mapping of façades to explain rates of decay associated with conservation actions; the laboratory simulation of corrosion in polluted atmospheres; also the quantification of colour change through a study of the artificial ageing of building stone. The effectiveness of stone treatments within the laboratory is also considered in detail.

Contents:

Introduction: the need for interdisciplinary thinking in stone decay and conservation studies B.J. Smith and A.V. Turkington

Quantification of the decay rates of cleaned and soiled building sandstones M.E. Young, J. Ball and R.A. Laing

Durability and rock properties R.J. Inkpen, D. Petley and W. Murphy

The use of image analysis for quantitative monitoring of stone alteration V. Lebrun, C. Toussaint and E. Pirard

Mechanisms of attack on limestone by NO₂ and SO₂G.C. Allen, A. El-Turki, K.R. Hallam, E.E. Coulson and R.A. Stowell

Weathering of sandstone sculptures on Charles Bridge, Prague: influence of previous restoration R. Prikryl, J. Svobodova and D. Hradil

Experimental weathering of rhyolite tuff building stones and the effect of an organic polymer conserving agent Á. Török, M. Gálos and K. Kocsányi-Kopecskó

Chemical composition of precipitation in Kraków: its role in salt weathering of stone building materials W. Wilczynska-Michalik

Interpreting the spatial complexity of decay features on a sandstone wall: St Matthew’s Church, Belfast A.V. Turkington and B.J. Smith

Arkose ‘brownstone’ tombstone weathering in the Northeastern USA T.C. Meierding

Weathering of Portuguese megaliths – evidence for rapid adjustment to new environmental conditions G.A. Pope and V.C. Miranda

Influence of anthropogenic factors on weathering of the Carpathian flysch sandstones W. Wilczynska-Michalik and M. Michalik
Observations on stepkarren formed on limestone, gypsum and halite terrains D. Mottershead and G. Lucas

The role of mechanical and biotic processes in solution flute development D. Mottershead and G. Lucas

Weathering scales, landscapes and change: some thoughts on links R.J. Inkpen.

The editor:

Bernard J. Smith, School of Geosciences, The Queen's University, Belfast

His research interests centre around weathering in a variety of geomorphological settings. Most work at present is, however, concentrated on investigations into urban stone decay. These include: stress inheritance in stone, concepts of durability, microfracturing in granites, short-term exposure trials of building stones and the difficulties of projecting the long-term behaviour of stone in buildings. This work is supported by two current EPSRC grants on ‘the effects of surface alteration of stone on moisture and pollutant uptake’ and ‘The catastrophic decay of building sandstones’.

Alice V. Turkington

Alice Turkington is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Kentucky. Her PhD. at the Queen's University, Belfast was 'The durability of sandstone in salt-rich environments'.

From the reviews:

The text covers the results of decay on building stones and in the context of buildings following the implementation of cleaning and conservation strategies. This is of obvious importance in developing future strategies.

While in no doubt of interest to geomorphologists, geologists and materials scientists, this publication aids the promotion of the important link between researcher and practitioner. Building Conservation Journal

It is hoped that this work might provide the reader with a number of views relating to the nature of weathering and decay process, and the factors controlling them; hopefully , enabling the conservator/surveyor to identify and consider appropriate conservation programmes and policies. Building Engineer

... a collection of methodical, carefully written papers, dealing with a variety of subjects within the area of stone decay.

Firstly, this volume is a serious contribution to relevant questions concerning the problem of stone decay; and secondly, the material contained within the papers is not easy for the scientific layman to assimilate. SPAB Cornerstone

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